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            <p>'Target "profile" does not exist in the project' I kept getting that message when attempting a profile a project of mine using netbeans settings. I juggled around with the settings but nothing would make the IDE profile this project. In frustration I deleted all the project files and created a fresh project from the sources. (File -&gt; New Project -&gt; Java -&gt; New project with existing sources). Finally I was able to run a profile on it. That was two days ago. I am in trouble once again.</p>
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            <p>There is a local company for whom I do an occasional bit of (free) consulting. They have obtained a Dialog WiMax connection (based on my suggestion) and now I need to set it up for them. If you call the existing network ad hoc that would be painting a too rosy picture. Some of the computers are ancient and should be trashed. They are connected by network cables that run inside conduits which at times contain power cables as well!</p>
            <p>The company has a locally hosted mail server (which I setup). This was installed before broadband became available in the area. So the 64kbps leased line that connected the server to the rest of the world provided connectivity for everyone else as well. Later on when Sri Lanka Telecom expanded their ADSL service to cover this area, an ADSL connection was also added.</p>
            <p>Since then hardly anyone uses the old mailserver as their gateway. Only a couple of employees abusing their connectMany are using DCHP with the ADSL router itself acting as the DHCP server. There is a hard wired route on the ADSL router so that people can access the mail server through the LAN instead of using external links. Now WiMax is being added to this Pot Purri</p>
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            <p>Visited <a href="http://www.eastlink.lk">Eastlink</a> and bought some of the requirement for the network at my new house (which is still under construction).</p>
            <p>The network is to be part wired and part wireless. The wired bits will be gigabit Ethernet. Obviously Cat 6 cabling is needed. The other option fiber optic cabling is out of the question. Primarily because it's so costly. The tools needed are pretty expensive too. Beside I have no prior experience in fiber optic networking.</p>
            <p>The cat 6 cable isn't cheap either. That's because Eastlink does not sell it by the meter but by the box. The box contains 305 meters (1000 feet). That's quite a lot more than what I need. Still I was happy to buy the box for Rs 19,000.00 because it's a Canadian product and heaps better than the junk that many of the other vendors offer.</p>
            <p>Walking into Eastlink itself was a novel experience. I have a dim opinion of Sri Lankan hardware vendors but at first glance they are different. They are helpful and knowledgeable. Other places are staffed by idiots who think they know it all but cannot tell the difference between a bit and a byte.</p>
            <p>The reason that I chose eastlink is because their website is also different. Other hardware dealer's sites look like they were built by a 3 year old with Frontpage and a pirate copy of Flash.</p>
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            <p>Been using <a href="https://netbeans.org">Netbeans 6</a> for a couple of days and I am beginning to like it quite a lot. When moving from Netbeans 5 to 5.5, the projects had to be upgraded but you don't need to do that when moving from 5.5 to 6. It will use the existing project as it is.</p>
            <p>The most exciting feature about the new version is it's built in support for UML modeling. Not that i will use it often but it's a nice tool to have in case someone asks you for a diagram!</p>
            <p>Another exciting feature is built in support for <a href="http://subversion.tigris.org">subversion</a>. Even with previous versions you could add subversion support using additional modules but this time it is built in, making life a lot easier if you prefer subversion over CVS.</p>
            <p>With each new version of Netbeans (or any other IDE for that matter) memory usage jumps up in a big way. This new version isn't so bad. I am not saying memory usage hasn't gone up but the percentage increase isn't so bad. What's bad though is the startup time. It takes a really really long time for this version to startup.</p>
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            <p>A couple of days ago, I was appalled when I noticed a spot of fungus on <a href="1251.html">my sigma 50-500</a>. This lens is still very new and I cannot afford to lose it. Fortunately the growth isn't heavy enough to effect the image quality. The spots only appear on the outermost lens which is probably around 80 mm in diameter (the filter size is 86mm).</p>
            <p>Here in the tropics fungi on the lens is a very very serious problem. The temperatures is always between 25-35'C. That in itself isn't very harmfull. But combine that with humidity in excess of 85% and you have a recipe for a lens killer. Dry boxes (desiccators) are nearly useless. I used to have one and kept forgetting to change (or microwave) the silica gel. Besides Silica gel is toxic.</p>
            <p>The only practical solution is to buy an air tight electronic camera cabinet. It will provide you with low humidity so that the cameras can be stored safely. It set me back 16,000 Ruppees (USD 155) but it's worth it because the lens is USD 1250. Even with a spot of fungus on it, I can probably get Rs 175,000.00 for it. Phototechnica's list price is Rs 185,000.00 (about USD 1800)</p>
            <p>Even my Nikon D70S can probably be sold for about 100,000. Heck the <a href="1273.html">L11</a> that my father bought for my daughter on her birthday is listed at Rs 34,000 (it cost my father USD 150.00). What about my old beloved FM10? that's a whopping Rs 39,000!</p>
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            Just downloaded <a href="https://www.netbeans.org">Netbeans</a> 6 beta. The slick new UI is just love at first sight (even though it's tarnished by an ugly error message).
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            The default browser setting for netbeans appears to be '/usr/bin/firefox' I don't have a browser there. My firefox is at /usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.4/firefox. It's easy to change. It's the first thing that comes up when you goto Tools -&gt; Options

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            <p>The National Engineering Research and Development Center (NERD as it's called) supposedly does research into renewable energy. What it actually does is just waste tax payer money.</p>
            <p>I went there today to speak to them about solar power. Didn't see any nerds but did see a lot of impractical devices they had supposedly invented. Well that's not quite fair, they do have a few usefull inventions but they have done nothing with them. They don't have any licensees of the technology willing to take it to the market.</p>
            <p>One of the useless devices seen was a solar cooker. It was a huge parabola like a satellite dish. It's surface had been covered with mirrors. At the focal point you can suspend a pot or a kettle. The only trouble is the cooker would cost more than a high end oven with four burner cooker on top. I have heard of such parabolic reflecters being using with PV cells but for solar thermal applications it's absurd. What you don't think it's absurd? then check out the <a href="http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Cookit">$3 Cookit</a>. Which is a solar cooker.</p>
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